- Mimas, a moon of Saturn that resembles the Death Star because of a massive crater on its surface, has a hidden ocean buried miles beneath its crust. The unexpected discovery means it joins Saturn’s Titan and Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa and Ganymede as moons known to harbour subterranean oceans. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/07/saturn-death-star-moon-mimas-hidden-ocean 15 comments science
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- Small Saturn moon has most of conditions needed to sustain life, Nasa says | Alien life | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/13/alien-life-saturn-moon-enceladus-nasa 13 comments
- A recently formed ocean inside Saturn’s moon Mimas | Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06975-9 1 comment
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